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STOP THE BOMBING NOW
SUNDAY 20 MARCH 3-4PM
DOWNING ST, WHITEHALL, LONDON
Britain and the USA have bombed Libya with more than one hundred Tomahawk
cruise missiles. These are not precision guided weapons but weapons of mass
destruction that will create many civilian casualties in Libya.
The United Nations resolution authorising a no-fly zone begins as it will
continue, with a full-scale military attack on the country.
Stop the War condemns this barbarous attack which will result, not in
protecting the people of Libya, but in enslaving them under the domination of
the West. We know only too well the death and destruction that imperialism has
brought to the peoples of the region.
We call on all those who oppose these attacks to demonstrate at Downing Street
at 3pm on Sunday 20 March.
LOCAL STOP THE WAR GROUPS
We are asking all local Stop the War groups around the country to call protests
in their area. If you would like to be involved in local protests where you
live, contact your nearest Stop the War group: SEE http://bit.ly/dRSlpl
A leaflet putting the case for non-intervention and a petition, initiated by
Tony Benn, John Pilger and others, are both available to download for printing,
here:
LEAFLET: http://tinyurl.com/6henp2l
PETITION: http://tinyurl.com/6z9lk2x
Forum posts
20 March 2011, 01:46
This entire "uprising" makes no sense at all and is clearly long-planned and instigated by foreign powers. If you ask yourself the "who gains" question, it is quite obvious who is behind this.
The sadly funny part is the mainstream press crying about the poor resistance composed of teachers and ordinary citizens, the same teachers that somehow collect Mig 23s on their front lawns, or was it in the garage? The teachers who magically acquire the tactical knowledge to resist not only an army, but elite forces? Very likely. This is as hilarious as Saddam’s purported biolabs inside cows.
22 March 2011, 14:49, by Eagle
Diplomatic observers were shocked by the sweeping resolution passed by the Security Council, which allows “all necessary measures” to be used against Libya. The United Nations Charter strictly limits Chapter 7 military actions to threats to... international peace and security, which Libya has never represented, but rules out interference in internal affairs of member states. The pretext cited in this case was the protection of defenseless civilians, but it is clear that the rebels constitute an armed military force in their own right. Since no state can be an aggressor on its own territory, the Security Council resolution stands in flagrant violation of the UN Charter. Russia, China, Brazil, Germany, and India abstained. The resolution contains an arms embargo against Libya which the US is already violating by arming the rebels through Egypt.